Lessons From My Garden

Lessons From My Garden

As my garden wakes up this spring, I thought about how it will be the last season I’ll be able to enjoy it (hello ramps, good morning asparagus!) Having fed my family for years from painstakingly building it from a sandy, sterile lawn using purely 

Lockdown Rooting Cuttings Fun

Lockdown Rooting Cuttings Fun

By the end of this lockdown period, I’m probably going to be up to my ears in plants as I spent this time rooting cuttings for fun. So far I’ve done elderberries and currants, with a 90% success rate! This is one of the easiest 

A Disclaimer: I’m Really Bad at Growing Things

A Disclaimer: I’m Really Bad at Growing Things

From a young age, I knew I would suck at keeping green things alive. The curly beans that were grown in jars never amounted to much–they always wilted before I had a chance to put them into the ground. My Christmas Cactus, which was given to